M&A Deal Summary

Geo-Jade Petroleum Acquires Bankers Petroleum

On March 20, 2016, Geo-Jade Petroleum acquired oil/gas exploration company Bankers Petroleum for 575M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Geo-Jade Petroleum’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Geo-Jade Petroleum’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Geo-Jade Petroleum’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Geo-Jade Petroleum’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-03-20
Target Bankers Petroleum
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Geo-Jade Petroleum
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 575M CAD
Advisor(s) FirstEnergy Capital Corp. (Financial)
McCarthy Tétrault (Legal)

Target

Bankers Petroleum

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and production company focused on developing large oil and gas reserves in Albania and Eastern Europe. In Albania, Bankers operates and has the full rights to develop the Patos-Marinza heavy oilfield, has a 100% interest in the Kuçova oilfield, and a 100% interest in Exploration Block "F".

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Geo-Jade Petroleum

Beijing, China

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees848
Revenue 2.7B CNY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Geo-jade Petroleum is a fast-growing oil and gas exploration and development enterprise. The company has started in oil & gas investment since 2010 and by its good financial strength, strong R&D capacity and extensive business network, it is now independently operating 6 exploration blocks and 3 development blocks, with a total acreage of nearly 30,000 square kilometers and an annual oil output more than 500,000 tons (equivalent to 10,000 bbls/d). With newly acquired Project Kozhan, its annual output is estimated to be increased to over 13,000 bbls/d by the end of 2015 end and pro forma 2P reserves was over 210 mmbblby the end of 2014. Geo-Jade Petroleum was founded in 1984 and is based in Beijing, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1